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Plan a Deer Lake Park day trip in Burnaby. Dawn to dusk trails around the lake, the 144 SFU/Metrotown bus and Trip Planner, which lots to use while the Shadbolt north lot is closed to Oct. 21, the boat launch boardwalk detour, free Burnaby Art Gallery hours, and Burnaby Village Museum Haunted Village dates.
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Coquitlam
Coquitlam is installing a new water main on Winslow Avenue between Blue Mountain Street and Porter Street from Tuesday, October 6, 2026 for approximately six weeks, weather dependent. Work runs Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and affects traffic flow and street parking. Official location map included.
Surrey
The Pattullo Bridge Replacement project will close King George Boulevard southbound at the south end of the stal̕əw̓asəm (Riverview) Bridge from 9 p.m. Friday, October 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, 2026, for final paving. Southbound bridge traffic detours via the new Highway 17 off-ramp, Tannery Road and Scott Road. Official detour map included.
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BurnabyThings to Do
Plan a Deer Lake Park day trip in Burnaby. Dawn to dusk trails around the lake, the 144 SFU/Metrotown bus and Trip Planner, which lots to use while the Shadbolt north lot is closed to Oct. 21, the boat launch boardwalk detour, free Burnaby Art Gallery hours, and Burnaby Village Museum Haunted Village dates.
VancouverThings to Do
Plan a Spanish Banks beach day from Vancouver. TransLink Route 42 on May to September weekends and holidays, the off-season walk from 4th and Blanca, East West Extension sections, quiet-beach rules, and City EasyPark seasonal parking (first 2 hours free, then $3/hr Oct through March).
CoquitlamTransit
Coquitlam is installing a new water main on Winslow Avenue between Blue Mountain Street and Porter Street from Tuesday, October 6, 2026 for approximately six weeks, weather dependent. Work runs Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and affects traffic flow and street parking. Official location map included.
SurreyTransit
The Pattullo Bridge Replacement project will close King George Boulevard southbound at the south end of the stal̕əw̓asəm (Riverview) Bridge from 9 p.m. Friday, October 16 to 5 a.m. Monday, October 19, 2026, for final paving. Southbound bridge traffic detours via the new Highway 17 off-ramp, Tannery Road and Scott Road. Official detour map included.
LangleyThings to Do
Plan a Fort Langley day trip from Vancouver. Parks Canada hours (10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily), $10 adult admission, free for youth 17 and under, free parking for up to four hours when you register, the 562 bus, closed bastions, and October 2026 events.
New WestminsterTransit
The Pattullo Bridge Replacement project will remove the old Pattullo Bridge steel arch the weekend of October 9 to 11, 2026, lowering it onto barges with strand jacks. The main Fraser River navigation channel closes from the evening of October 9 to the evening of October 11. The stal̕əw̓asəm (Riverview) Bridge and its east multi-use path stay open. Official project diagram included.
CoquitlamTransit
Coquitlam utility work on Falcon Drive south of Guildford Way runs Tuesday, October 6 to Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, weather permitting. Northbound traffic is reduced to a single lane at the intersection and pedestrians are re-routed to the west side. Official location map included.
CoquitlamTransit
Starting Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Dewdney Trunk Road in Coquitlam will be fully closed 24/7 to all road users between Cawthra Court and Pier Drive for approximately four months for the Metro Vancouver Dewdney Trunk Water Main Project. Traffic detours via Mariner Way and Barnet Highway; pedestrians via Dolphin Street and Mariner Way.
West VancouverThings to Do
Plan a Whytecliff Park day trip from Vancouver by TransLink bus on the Marine Drive corridor to Nelson Avenue, walk Marine Drive to the Howe Sound headland, and check District pay-parking rates, dog rules, and filming notices before you go.